01 | Video

[virusbusting]

[Right from the start, this video feed is very shaky. Not wildly, but like someone's pressed 'record' and forgot it. After a few seconds of swinging, a hanging ceiling light comes into focus, only to swing away as the device is once again moved.]

C'mon, stay up! ...Hah, there!

[It stops once again, this time showing a boy's face. It might look familiar to some, even if the eyes are the wrong color, or the design on the headband wrapped around his forehead might even be recognizable.

If not, nothing wrong with that. He looks happy at getting his phone to stay up.]

Hi! This is recording, right? The guy that gave it to me sorta explained it...he said if I asked around the network, I'd find more answers, so here I am. [A pause.]

Um...I'm Lan Hikari and I'm new to the country...or this part of the country, anyway. I have no idea what I'm doing here and could use some help with...anything. Like getting home. Or getting ahold of my mom or dad so they know I'm okay.

Or fixing this. [He retrieves an offscreen object, bringing a second device into the camera's view.] It got busted somehow, and last time I tried to fix it...

[It turned out badly. But he'll just imply that for now, shrugging before ending the video feed.]

Comments

[megabytes]

[Leaning is very safe. So is doing things to help Lan - safe, and normal, and something he's been missing for a very long time. He tilts his head to get a better look at the housing info, and his face lights right up.]

That's where I live!

[virusbusting]

Really? Even better!

[Totally better than living with total strangers. Well, not that that's a horrible thing depending on the strangers, but the more familiar things the better.]

[megabytes]

The best!

[Lan you have no idea. Your brother has been the only person there for who knows how long, for the love of god make sure he's taking care of himself.]

Want me to take you there?

[virusbusting]

Yeah. Are you going to go back in the phone or...?

[He doesn't know what Mega would prefer to do.

And he'll try. He'll at least get him to eat properly, maybe.]

[megabytes]

No, I should probably just walk you there.

[Yes good. Also Lan should probably be prepared to not have a bed to himself for a while.]

[virusbusting]

[He'll get used to it eventually. As long as someone doesn't sleep with their helmet on. That's getting vetoed very quickly.]

Okay. Lemme grab my stuff and we can go.

[Namely the PET and his folder.]